Gate hanger



F, T. ULM

GATE HANGER Jam 8, 1935.

Filed Dec. 19, 1955 l10- is adapted vto be :rcaelily partiallyt dis 3 mountadasq tha-t gateamayebe shifted-verti- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of, a horizontal Patented ,Jan. 8, 1935 t .eea

firms-invention relates tcimprovements in sup- .or hangers for shittablewb'arriers, pertains @artieulanlmto an improved hanger san m-f ffiw i te "5' Theeprimary objpet iof the present; invention is to provide-a novel eform of hlmgertforgates which "are; made; oi; az plunalitm of vertically spaced herizantalebars; mewf; whieheis desig-ned to tengagemnmmcyeeoyer the hanger and wherein the herieontalhbarstwithsthe hanger.

aallygefor r the seleotive engagementeof' one; of: its

gates? separating farm pastures or Q stock- ,yamds,-,-it-.-is;sometimes=desirable to partially Open the passageway between the yards so that smaller "sanimarlsgrsuch as lambs or shoats may pass through without permitting the larger or full grown animals to pass.

The present invention is designed to. support a horizontal bar gate in such a manner that the gate may be easily and quickly shifted to completely open the gateway, and it is also designed to permit the ready vertical adjustment of the gate so that an opening maybe formed therebeneath of a size to permitsmall animals to pass through while barring the passage of larger ones. A further object of the inventionis to provide a hanger for a horizontal bar gate which may modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as, pended claims.

expressed, in the ap- In the drawing:--

bar gate showing the hangerembodying the pres: ent invention in operativeposition in association therewith. 3 Y t Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on 3-3 of Figure 2. I

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts the line 1386:948 a G TEHA'N R' F Emeline.nimhrienaen mue,anu enneeerhhe .19, m ga-he. #531,109,-

vz olaimsi (01. 16-862) throughout theiseveral WBWS,17I1 inumeralsl" and 2 :indicatethe :usualigatewayxpostsqofxa fence line while; the numeral indicatesngenerallyi a gate of. themorizontal/bar type, "the several :bars bes- :ing in .verticaily spacedxparallel relationandindicatedbythetnumeral ahpx .1

. Thehangerwdevice embodyingathe presentinvention; is indicated as a: whole by? the numeral ,5 :an c;l implacing the same in;use', ;there is-mount,- define lit 2 n 9 l;i :-PQ W 1 m? fi fi as tor-examplewthe postl an extrapost which is indicated by the numeralfi and which i'Si'Ofi set with respect thereto,asmegards thegadjacent lfiad edge. 1 vgwf; f1" 7;, I] 'em I, I The ehangeryii comprises ethe two. threadedebol-ts 2 and-(B; onerof which s; mounted 'inthe post i th 95 7 m un ed-1 a;th e-rest1a The bolt 7 is provided with the single eye 9 at its outer end while thebolt 8 is formed to provide a longitudinally extending series of eyes 10. Pivotally secured at one end to the eye 9 of the bolt 7, by the pivotbolt 11, is a bearing bar 12. The end of the bar. which is secured to the bolt '7 is flattened so that it will lie against the eye 9 firmly, and a considerable length of the bar at the opposite end is also flattened, as indicated at 13, and this long flattened portion is provided with the longitudinal extending series of apertures 14. Between the flattened portions, the bar 12 is circular in cross section, as illustrated in Figure 3, and surrounding the bar 12 adjacent the flattened portion 13 is a collar 15, which serves to, limit longitudinal movement on the bar of the roller sleeve 16 through which the round portion of the bar extends.

The flattened portion 13 of the bar 12 overlies one of the series of apertures of the bolt 8, and is secured to the bolt 8 by the bolt 17 in the manner illustrated.

The sleeve 16 lies beneath and has one of the bars 4 of the gate resting thereon. It will thus be apparent that the gate is opened by lifting the endremote from the hanger unit and then shifting the gate longitudinally so that the bar engaging the sleeve 16 will move thereover and the sleeve-will rotate on the bar 12. If it is desired to lift one end of the gate further from the ground, the bolt17 is taken out and swung over toward the post '7 and by slightly swinging the free end of the gate in the opposite direction, the gate can be lifted so that the. bolt and sleeve 4 of the gate and the gate will then be held higher at the end adjacent the hanger 5 than ,may be swung back beneath the next-lowest bar The use of the present invention eliminates;-

the use of the usual wooden cleat on which to slide the gate, which cleat has worn therein by the bar of the gate groove, which results in the splitting of the gate bar when an attempt is made to carry the gate to the right or the left as it" is being opened. r 3 v It will be readily apparent that by reversing the positions of the posts land 6 or by connecting the line of the fencewith the post "6 instead of'the post 1, the free endv of the gate may be swung across the roadway while the gate is'at the same time being shifted transversely thereof so as to move the gateinto a position parallel'with the road. :It is this movement of the gate which causes damageto the carrying bar' thereof in the old style of hanger when the latter is made of wood and has become deeply I grooved through the constant sliding movement of thecarrier b'ar thereacr'oss;

- Whati's'c1aimedis:' I 1. A gate hanger, comprising a round bar havinga portion of one end flattened and provided with a plurality 'of apertures, there being an aperture adjacent the 'other'end; a sleeve surrounding said bar between the flattened portion and said last aperture, a washer surrounding the bar between the flattened portion and the sleeve, the washer being engaged on one side by said sleeve and retained limited in its movement by the said flattened portion, a screw having an apertured end, a bolt passing through said screw end aperture and the last mentioned aperture of the bar, a screw having an elongated flattened head'having aplurality of aperture's;;and a bolt passing through one of said last' screw apertures and an aperture of the flattened portion of the bar.

7 2. Agate hanger, comprising a round bar having abortion of one end flattened and provided :with a plurality of apertures, there being an aperturethroughthebar adjacent the opposite end thereof, means at the last mentioned end of the bar'for mounting the same upon a support, pivotal connecting means passing throughthe aperture of the said last end of the-bar and -the mounting'i'nea n s, an element uponthe opposite end of the bar fromthe i s'inglyapertured end for connecting the same to 'ajfixed'support,"said element having an elongated' head"arranged in i crossed relation-with the flattened 'end' of gth'e bar andhaving a plurality 'of apertures,"'one" of which is alined with 1 an -aperture i in the flattened end" of the bar,- a'-' piv'ot element passing through said a1ined "aperture's', meansup'onthe.

bar adjacent the'flatte'ned end thereof manniiting the movement' of a bddy' on and' lon'gitudinally of the bar,:and a s'le'eve surrounding" the bar and having one end disposed adjacent said last means and limited-thereby in its movement on the bar. I 

